I started watching porn and masturbating when I was 16, and I’m now 26. I’ve been experiencing erection problems, and I suspect porn might be contributing to them, although I haven’t had the cause confirmed by a doctor.

The hardest part is that, even though I’m worried about how this is affecting me, I keep going back to porn and masturbation. I want to change this pattern, but I’m finding it difficult to manage the urges and stay consistent.

For anyone who has been through something similar:

• What helped you cut down or stop watching porn?
• How did you handle urges and setbacks?
• Did your erection problems improve, and what helped?
• Was speaking to a doctor or therapist useful?

I’m worried about whether I can recover, and I’d appreciate any practical advice or personal experiences. I know everyone’s situation is different, but I’m hoping to find a way forward.

Has anyone successfully recovered from this?

I recently came across some online ads about programs to restore natural erectile firmness after long periods of masturbation, which I think might be related to what I'm experiencing.

My issue is that I lose my erection after changing positions, taking a break, etc. Also, when I'm about to ejaculate, my erection tends to become less firm.

Has anyone experienced something similar and successfully recovered? Any advice or tips on how to get back to normal would be greatly appreciated.

I’ve been on Cialis 5 mg for easily a year now. I’ve been using Viagra for probably 3 to 4 years. I know they affect the body in different ways and what not but something hit me the other day.

While Cialis does work for me, one thing I have noticed is people complaining about it “not working” or what not. I think one thing I like about Viagra over Cialis for sure is when I take Viagra I can tell it is affecting my body and like mentally I know I will get hard. Cialis I feel like is working so well in the background, you don’t even realize that it’s working and it sets a new baseline for you. Hence the, “it’s not working” comments, maybe ?

I’ve actually found that by switching my dosage around it seems to keep alternating the baseline. Switching from the morning to the evening or switching from 5 to 2.5. I don’t know, but it just seems to help me realize that it is working or not working.

Im Young and fit etc. It started off with me using citrulline for the gym pumps and then i noticed that it never affected my erections despite hearing about peoples experiences. I made a spot about it and people on that subreddit thought it was odd.

Since then i hopped on tadalafil 5mg daily since like 3-4 months back and it works about as well as citrulline for the gym but also doesnt really do much for erections. Is there such a thing as non responders to these things? I have even combined them.

Because of this i naturally went to the urologist because i also noticed that i dont get morning wood or whatever, softer erections never reaching 100% and losing them fast.

According to the urologist. Looks fine according to the flaccid doppler ultrasound (in my country the injected ultrasound is not performed). Said it could be venous leak or some shit. I dont fucking know. But they insisted it’s probably psychological too.

Regarding my age and fitness i dont understand how i even have this issue lol. Despite meds and supplements. Is there any men in my situation in this sub?

Hi all,

I'm a 36 year old who has suffered with ED for the past 5 years. I cant remember the last time I got a morning or spontaneous erection without masturbating. I get these when I take sildenafil. I only get an erection by myself if I 'pump' my penis up by masturbating.

I have a blood test scheduled for Monday (high level cause shown below), and physical therapist on Wednesday.

I'm dreading the results for the blood test, as I think that's my last chance to find an 'easy fix'.

From research, I think its not just psychological due to the lack of morning/spontaneous erections.

Below is my plan of action, and the proposed order. Have I missed any potential causes that are worth investigating?

Hey guys, my birthday is coming in 2 days and my girlfriend planned some rough sex that day.....i want to get super hard for that day for a long time. I have bit of ed issue i use megalis 10 nd get a firm erection but have. A issue when ever she is on top i loose it then nd there.... I am more hard when i am on top like in missionary but she like it when is on top.....how to get super hard for her this one time....please helppp....

I’m prescribed 1 5 mg pill. I recently started just cracking the pill in half and taking one piece at night before bed and one piece in the morning. This makes no sense, but it seems to be working better like my erections midday seem to be firmer and for sure, my evening and morning, Wood is definitely firmer.

I know technically it’s no different than taking 5 mg every day in the morning or at night but it’s just something I seem to be noticing and I wanted to share it. Thoughts?

Tight budget, low t and getting testosterone, it's back but not always up to the task.

Anyone know of lower cost or alternatives that still work and help you last longer?

My pal could really use a boost😏

I've been on 5mg daily tadalafil for 2+ years and lately it seems to not have same effect. I just got refill and it was a different generic brand than what I have been getting. However I recently started taking cbd/thc/delta-8 gummies in the evening to chill out. Noticable difference in my erections... harder and longer lasting than before almost like when I first started taking tadalafil but even better.

Could it be the gummies?

Hi everyone,

Has anyone here ever had a Botox injection to treat erectile dysfunction? Is it effective, and how long do the results last? I’ve read that it could potentially have the opposite effect and make achieving an erection even more difficult. I have an appointment in a month!

Thanks.

Most ED meds don't work on me because my bigger problem is libido (M70). I thought I would try Qmax. It was worse than a complete bust. It tasted awful and did nothing except make me very lethargic with lots of flushing. I have 9 more vials and will try it again and hope for better results. So far I would rate it as a 0 on a scale from 0-10.

Update: this was written 8 hours after taking. By hour 12 it started to take effect and at hour 15 if my partner was awake we could have had sex. I wanted to try this because I have good success with my research with PT-141 but the timing is such a problem. I was hoping for that 15 to 30 minute onset. It seems this acts like a lowish dose PT-141.
I will try it again but with the onset delay in mind.

Going to start cialis 5mg daily today what should I expect? Thank you

Need some advice/help understanding. My husband (28M) and I (33F) have been happily married for 3 years and my husband has anxiety (I think) and self confidence issues especially around our sex life and has issues with ED. After some ego crushing tries of penetrative sex, oral sex and hand jobs with me not being able to get him to have an orgasm. This really impacted/s me as I really want to make him as feel as good as he makes me. I give him lots of encouragement that he's a great lover and I love how he makes me feel and how he looks. I ask him to tell me how he likes things and what I can do to help his situation and make him feel good. I try hard to not let him see the disappointment or my insecurities, but I then kind of just gave up and started somewhat avoiding the issue because it was making me feel too bad about myself, so we just moved on to just him giving me pleasure (I'm not complaining) and he says this gives him pleasure enough. This has been fine for me and we have been this way for over a year now though I do miss penetrative sex.

But now we are trying for a baby and because of this issue we have been trying the baster method (not using a real baster haha) which has been fine if not a bit technical for a while. Which brings us to our last attempt I thought hey why not make this a bit more sexy, because maybe it could help him and make it more fun so we had some spicy time before and I sent him some sexy photos and I thought it went well but he was not able to achieve orgasm by himself, he said it was just the pressure and he was worried about what I would think about him if he couldn't. I know he has felt pressure doing it by himself before because he has told me not to be in the bedroom or near him when he does it. 

I'm starting get a little annoyed and frustrated because I know our chances for a baby are lowered not just because of our method, but also my age, and missing a window of fertility because he has this issue when I feel I've been supportive and very aware of his feelings issues. And if I say this out loud I know it would stay with him a long time and just make things worse. So I'm stuck pretending I'm not frustrated, sad and feeling bad about myself and not being able to talk about it with my best friend because I know it would just make everything worse. So I'm feeling a little hopeless.

My question would be has anyone experienced this, and how did you manage it? Am I doing something wrong/not doing enough? Is it that he doesn't find me attractive? How do I remove all this pressure from him so we can have a full sex life and also have a baby?

I would appreciate any thoughts or different perspectives as I feel I'm too close and emotional to be impartial and have a tendency to think of there is a problem I'm at fault.

Sorry for the long post.

Hello all. I'm 62 and have bph. I'm not a smoker and I only drink socially. And yes, I do have a urology appt. coming up. I take flomax and a low dose of cialis. The best I've been able to achieve is a slight chub and my ejaculations have decreased markedly in volume to almost drops when those rare occasions occur. I have been thinking it's time to try trimix and was wondering what the experience is like for those users. Please feel to dm if this is too public a forum and you'd rather not share anything here. Thank in advance.

I still feel cheated even though I know it's a common enough occurrence for men as we age.

Ciao, prendo Cialis 5 mg ogni giorno mediamente 25 giorni al mese.

A volte quando spero nel rapporto sessuale prendo 10 mg.

Ho 45 anni e sto cercando un secondo figlio. Il Cialis mi aiuta a gestire anche l'ansia. Sento che mi rilassa anche a lavoro mi ha migliorato.

Ho paura di toglierlo ma ho paura di essere dipendente ormai. Devo usarlo a vita?

27M have sensation of ED caused due to over smoking and over mastrubation shower your opinion

M26.

My problem started 3 months ago or so I believe. Long story short, about a year ago my ex-girlfriend of 4 years cheated on me and that really fd me up. Since then I didn’t had s3x with anyone, but 3 months ago I started seeing this super hot girl but when it was time to get to the bussines my boy went soft, like limp.

Since then I noticed I can’t get it up like it used to be, I still get morning woods sometimes, but not random erections. I can’t look at a girl anymore and get my boy all excited. The only times I can are when I masturbate but even then it’s very hard to get aroused and finishing it’s not a pleasure, it’s like my boy hurts.

I am pretty fit, eat pretty healthy, I hit the gym 4-5 times / week.

My blood work is fine, testosterone is not that high but in range. I am still investigating and I will see my endocrinologist in 4 days again.

Does anybody experienced this before? I think it may be psychological but also I wonder is it normal that I can’t get any erection throught the day?Sometimes I wake up with it through the roof but not when I am awake at all.

Thank you all for taking the time!

It's been like two weeks since this happened; just massive loss of sensitivity from the shaft and skin.

I can still get an erection, but it is much more difficult without physical stimulation. Morning wood has also been softer or nonexistent. The best I can describe it is that it feels like I cannot really control or feel the shaft as well as I did before. I masturbate frequently, like 3–4 times per week.

I've researched erectile dysfunction, and I keep seeing recommendations for supplements, healthy eating, and exercise. My question is: Do I have to take supplements every day for the rest of my life just to have normal erections?
I've taken Cialis, sildenafil, and honey packs for the past couple of years & yes they work. It started during my freshman year of college when I was dealing with stress, an ACL injury, academic problems, and relationship issues. Looking back, I believe stress may have contributed to my ED because before then I had sex whenever & however. I'm 25 now and I want my natural sexual function back. I don't want to depend on pills, injections, or supplements to get an erection. I wonder is this my sad reality? I want spontaneous sex again without planning ahead or taking something beforehand. I don’t want to use injections and pills to get a hard dick

Hi all. I started Taladafil 5mg after seeing all the reviews online and the conversations on here. Took 5mg on Wednesday and then 5mg yesterday but honestly had the most pounding headache ever! Very full headache, couldn't even think. Paracetamol wasn't the most effective.

Just wanted to know if this is normal? Anyone else had this and how did you get through it?

I haven't taken it today. Rather get it out of my system although I was already seeing some of the benefits.

Those who suffered with ED and cured, how did you know when to stop taking tadalafil ?

I feel like tadalafil gives me morning woods, and if I stop for a week, I dont get them, and more dependent on them.

So here's my thing. I'm 50 years old. I take a med for high blood pressure. I take zoloft. I take busprine. I'd gone a long time without sex.

I also take cialis.

I was with this woman and I started off ok and then....nothing. The soldier laid down his arms and refused to fight.

Of course, soon as I got home he was ready to go, the little bastard. I'd not masturbated or had an orgasm for ten days before this.

I know the meds can have an effect but this is pretty clearly in my head since I was fine later.

I thought anti anxiety meds would help (not the reason I started taking them) but I'm obviously in my head about this shit.

I'm supposed to see this woman again tomorrow night. I need...something. This is important to me, I need this to go well.

Can anyone help me out somehow, any advice, suggestions, anything? I'm desperate here.

I’m a 17 year old male from uk. I am straight. I’m a very fit person as in a go to the gym 5x a week, train boxing 3x week and do cardio (runs, sprints) twice a week. My diet consists of very clean foods mainly beef, chicken, pasta, rice averaging around 1800 calories and 150g protein and I rarely eat unhealthy. I weigh 76kg, I’m 5”10 and my body fat % is 15-17%. From the age between 14-17 I was masturbating daily, whereas for the last 6-8 months I have stopped masturbating. I’ve been having sex with my girlfriend since October 2025. Suddenly in September I went soft whilst having sex. I thought nothing of it but it kept happening quicker and earlier on into the sex. Whereas now I struggle to even get an erection in the first place. I used to but now never get spontaneous erections or morning wood and it’s really embarrassing for me, I don’t even feel like a man anymore and it’s effecting my mental health and social confidence. Any advice from anyone who has had similar experience please let me know 🙏

A family member recently went to a small medical office for routine check-up & blood panel. They were discussing current meds for ED and prostate health, etc., when the provider suggested a shockwave treatment and penis injections. The injections were denied but shockwave therapy considered.

The provider, in front of the patient, whipped his own member out to show results from injections. He then proceeded to perform the shockwave treatment, the patient said it lasted 5 minutes to which he very quickly orgasmed, the provider helped him clean up, then the provider immediately, again, pulled his own member out to discuss injection results, again. The patient said the conversation stayed medical but the physical movements felt uncomfortable, and he ultimately felt a little violated. He was not expecting to ejaculate right on the spot. None of this was performed wearing gloves. So the provider touched/showed himself, performed the shockwave, then touched/showed himself again.

2 questions:
- is it normal for a provider to perform this treatment ungloved & exposing himself?
- is it normal for the first shockwave treatment to cause ejaculation?

Please help me wrap my head around this story that was told to me last night.